In a libertarian society who decides the validity of geographical property claims? For example if I came across 1k acres of unclaimed territory could I just say all of it is mine?
If I decided not to recognize the validity of your claim on those thousand acres and laid claim to them myself, what would you do about it?
Towards the end of the Revolutionary War, many people were staking out 'tomahawk claims' on wilderness land in southwest Pennsylvania.( A tomahawk claim was where you just cut notches in trees, to mark out your boundary lines). This was fairly common up and down the frontier line. But this particular land was "owned" by absentee landowners farther east. About five years after the war ended, the absentee landowners attempted to kick all the 'squatters' off the land. Many landowners' representatives ended up being tarred, feathered, and run out to the nearest county line on a rail Then President,George Washington had Alexander Hamilton raise a body of 5,000 Federal troops and State Militia to 'restore order'. This became known as the 'Whiskey Rebellion'. But what is generally not known is that it had nothing to do with taxes on Whiskey-making. Rather, it was a case of wealthy land speculators moving in, and evicting settlers from land they had already improved upon, by building cabins, and putting in crops. (Many of these settlers incidentally, were Continental Army veterans). Tomahawk claimants in Kentucky and Tennessee were luckier. They were much farther removed from the reaches of the Federal government. So, if you're gonna mark out a tomahawk claim of your own, you might consider some uninhabited island somewhere, and go completely off the grid!
There's a difference between Libertarian and Anarchist.
What would you consider to be the main differences between an Anarcho-capitalist and a Libertarian?
Posted by SpikeTalonI kneel before no one. No gods, no masters, no control freaks. Screw the tyrants from both political extremes, and their agendas.
Posted by SpikeTalonNeither one of the extremes, and yet the best of both worlds...
Posted by SpikeTalonSubstitute the word liberals for progressives, and that would describe me as well. As for the conservative part, the socially/theocratic (aka, bible thumpers, mostly) ones in particular.
Posted by SpikeTalonIndividuality is a dirty word to the authoritarians (both left and right) in the world.
Posted by HLMenckenFanStatist bingo
Posted by HLMenckenFanA quote from famous American libertarian journalist H. L. Mencken on government.
Posted by HLMenckenFanDo any of you own this flag? I do.
Posted by BigMac10Just found this site and am delighted!! I gave up on the Republicans after Nixon and have never looked back.
Posted by jeshueyIt's all a matter of perspective!
Posted by SpikeTalonOne of my favorite Libertarians.
Posted by CommunityTomSaw this craziness as I was scrolling through my Facebook News Feed.
Posted by MagnetarRocksI don't know about you, but I've been doing Libertarian victory laps over the last few weeks.
Posted by LEPeffTonight might be a nice time to listen to 2112. I'll miss you Neil!
Posted by RoboGrahamSwanson is wise.
Posted by OldMetalHeadThis is heartwarming
Posted by LEPeffPeople will claim this is a hoax!